newscast

[ nooz-kast, -kahst, nyooz- ]
/ ˈnuzˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈnyuz- /

noun

a broadcast of news on radio or television.

Origin of newscast

First recorded in 1925–30; news + (broad)cast

OTHER WORDS FROM newscast

news·cast·er, noun news·cast·ing, noun

Example sentences from the Web for newscasting

  • From the newscasting instrument came a flash of red that filled the room.

    Two Thousand Miles Below |Charles Willard Diffin

British Dictionary definitions for newscasting

newscast
/ (ˈnjuːzˌkɑːst) /

noun

a radio or television broadcast of the news

Derived forms of newscast

newscaster, noun

Word Origin for newscast

C20: from news + ( broad) cast